Quality Engineer II- Bilingual In English And Spanish + QE Certified Required

Summary

Performs inspections and sets quality assurance testing models for analysis of raw materials, in process materials, and finished products. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within Quality. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Provides leadership to Quality Technicians and Administrators. Establishes standard work for direct reports and provides training to sustain improvement initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Identify improvement initiatives for area(s) of responsibility and create action teams and lead projects.

• Perform Quality validation / verification of new material (PPAP) and / or machines (FAT and / or SAT).

• Support defined area(s) of responsibility in quality events to include containment, root cause identification, and corrective action implementation.

• Ability to manage, lead, and facilitate small to medium size projects with a cross functional team to meet launch deliverables on time and to budget.

• Lead / Support continuous improvement projects to drive performance to world class levels.

• Select improvement projects based on internal and customer KPIs.

• Utilize best practice methodologies (trend / pareto / action, DMAIC, PDCA, etc.) to obtain results.

• Support initiatives aligned with PGTI objectives and standards.

• Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T.

• Defines, documents, implements, and monitors quality plans for area(s) of responsibility.

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.

• Devises sampling procedures and designs, and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.

• Develop and perform process and product capability studies as required.

• Use failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) as a risk mitigation tool and to drive controls within area(s) of responsibility.

• Participate with engineering personnel in fabrication of test control apparatus and equipment, and development of methods and procedures for testing products or systems.

• Develop Quality Plans for new product introductions from customer requirements and specifications to ensure customer satisfaction and PGT profitability.

• Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.

• Ability to understand and improve complex mechanical systems, equipment, and tooling

• Support evaluation of field failures, including teardown of product, to determine root cause and develop corrective action.

• Implement statistical process control on critical product and process attributes within the value stream as required.

• Utilizes problem solving techniques (RCA, 5 why's, 8D's, Cause and Effect, etc.) to determine root cause and drive permanent corrective action.

• Develops and updates LPAs to ensure alignment to customer quality requirements.

• Monitors, and presents Quality Charts to area(s) of responsibility in order to resolve internal and external issue.

• Develops and makes visual displays depicting acceptable and unacceptable parts.

• Quarantines and oversees disposition of non-compliant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.

• Provides training to production workers to help identify defective raw materials and finished goods.

• Support Supply Chain in new supplier selection, qualification, and improvement initiatives.

• Lead and support qualification of new products and components, suppliers, processes and equipment. Includes validation testing and verification of performance to requirements using statistical methods (PPAP, MCI, Cpk, etc). Provide concepts for measuring gage design

• Develop and support internal audits (including LPAs) to ensure compliance to certification standards and ensure alignment to customer quality requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Will be responsible for the safety, mentoring, training, and compliance to PGT policies and procedures of the following team members within their area(s) of responsibility:

• Quality Administrators

• Quality Technicians

Who You Are

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• B.S. Degree or a degree in a technically related field is strongly preferred or a minimum of four years of related experience.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and statistical software such as Minitab.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

ASQ - Certified Quality Engineer, required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• High level of professionalism in all communications.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Proficient in college-level mathematics relevant to degree obtained.

• Technical math skills including trigonometry, geometry, and common algebra.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Beginner to intermediate level of proficiency.

• Word, Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint.

• Can perform analysis and modeling using Excel or other software.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Able to work independently with limited guidance from supervisor.

• Problem resolution capabilities.

• Able to make decisions based on knowledge at hand.

• Can differentiate between black / white specifications and business decisions.

• Ability to forecast outcomes based on different input and actions (action-reaction).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

50% air-conditioned office environment and 50% manufacturing environments (with and without air conditioning) with frequent sitting, walking, standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing. Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to travel occasionally domestically.

Ability to travel to PGTI locations as needed.

Occasional: activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequent: activity exists 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.

Who We Are

At PGT Innovations, we may build and support high-quality, innovative windows and doors, but every day holds opportunities for us to do so much more - from building stronger teams through leading, supporting, mentoring, and collaborating, to fostering better relationships with our customers.

WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT

Every day we look for opportunities to grow and achieve greatness - together.

This isn't an "everyone for themselves" environment. Here, we look out for each other. We help each other. We prop each other up during challenging times.

Because inventing, building, and delivering the future of windows and doors is not a one-person job. It takes all of us.

• Our collaborative group.

• Our understanding family.

• Our strong team.

Working together to inspire greater opportunity for our customers, our community, and our team members.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation

• Career advancement opportunities

• Medical coverage

• Dental coverage

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee stock purchase plan

• 401k matching

• Profit sharing

• Paid time off

• Volunteer time off

PGT Innovations is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or

physical disability, marital/family/caregiver status, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local low. PGT Innovations also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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